Kanye West is facing backlash for saying 400 years of slavery 'sounds like a choice'

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• Rapper Kanye West said on "TMZ Live" on Tuesday that 400 years of slavery "sounds like a choice."
• People were shocked, confused, and angry at West on Twitter.
• A TMZ employee told West, "I'm disappointed, I'm appalled, and brother, I am unbelievably hurt by the fact that you have morphed into something, to me, that's not real."
• It is the latest in a recent series of controversies for West, who has made headlines for his support of President Donald Trump.

Kanye West, who has made extensive headlines recently with his support of President Donald Trump. sparked serious backlash Tuesday in an interview with "TMZ Live" in which he suggested that slavery was a "choice" for black people in the US.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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